The ESSENCE Chicken and Dumplings Recipe | [site:name] | Essence

Ingredients

• 1 2 ½ to 3 pound broiler-fryer or stewing hen, cut into serving pieces
• water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 celery rib, sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
• ½ cup broth from cooking chicken